US and China agree to UN resolution rejecting North Korea as ‘nuclear weapons state’

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 13, 2015 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) during an inspection of the Air and Anti-Air Force of the Korean People's Army command (AFP Photo/)

The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a “nuclear weapons state,” the White House said.

National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed “on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea’s provocations, including through a UN Security Council Resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions,” National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said.

The statement said President Barack Obama joined the meeting and said he looked forward to welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to a March 31-April 1 nuclear security summit in Washington.